Why do birds not get electrocuted when on a live wire?
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Electric current runs in a circuit. It will run in the path of less resistance. In the case of your bird, this means in the absence of a complete circuit, it will run along the same path it is already using. Only when the bird completes a circuit, either by touching two lines simultaneously, or by touching a line and a ground source will the electic current change its path and pass through the bird on its way to the alternative path .
When a bird sits on an electric line, there is no circuit completed. He sits on the same side of the circuit. If he were to sit on two wires at the same time, an electrical circuit would be completed, and the resulting surge of current through his body would electrocute him.
When a bird sits on an electric line, there is no circuit completed. He sits on the same side of the circuit. If he were to sit on two wires at the same time, an electrical circuit would be completed, and the resulting surge of current through his body would electrocute him.
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When on a live wire, birds not get electrocuted. It is because, when bird is on a live wire, the circuit is not completed. Current flow is the flow of electrons. I t is possible when there is a difference in the voltage level. When the bird sits on the live wire it doesn't gets electrocuted, but when it touches the other wire, there will be a difference in the voltage level, and as the body of the bird is a conductor of electricity, current flows through the bird, and it is electrocuted.
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